tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post8361172700131956175..comments2024-01-04T13:54:21.297+04:00Comments on Social Science in the Caucasus: The Economist Intelligence Unit's 2007 Index of DemocracyHansGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363857450625734125noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-7727642120824348472009-06-24T17:26:22.753+04:002009-06-24T17:26:22.753+04:00The EconomistĀ“s index may have serious errors. At ...The EconomistĀ“s index may have serious errors. At least, it is clear that it is not at all reliable for Sweden:<br /><br />http://grundlag.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/the-economist-intelligence-unit%C2%B4s-index-of-democracy/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-28703186433715380052007-07-18T10:50:00.000+04:002007-07-18T10:50:00.000+04:00After some research it turns out that the EIU part...After some research it turns out that the EIU partially rely on the the World Values Survey to measure political culture. In principle this is a great idea. In practice the problem is that the data is very old. In the three countries of the South Caucasus, the last WVS was conducted in 1995 -- hardly an appropriate measure of the current political and social situation. For the index, this presents another problem: once the WVS is updated, there will be sizable jumps, although the change to the previous year may be minimal.<BR/><BR/>Now any index is a complex balancing act, but this particular aspect does present a weakness.HansGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363857450625734125noreply@blogger.com